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A review by barefootmegz
Do No Harm by Jack Jordan
4.0
Every day, doctors hold lives in their hands… but sometimes more than others. Anna Jones, a brilliant cardiac surgeon, finds herself in one very extreme situation when made to choose between losing her son, or killing a VIP on her operating table. Do No Harm is a compelling thriller, and while thrillers in the medical setting can be hit or miss, I’d say this one was a hit!
The plot progression is steady and sound, and the three shifting viewpoints - of Anna, her scrub nurse, and a detective - are very well done. They are well-rounded, with the requisite twisted-ness required for a good thriller. This is actually one of very few male writers whose female protagonists have not irritated me.
One thing that maybe “bugged” me a bit was that there seemed to be a lot of tension and presumed buildup to a twist - which I went nuts trying to predict - but in the end, there was no real twist. Overall though, I’ll definitely pick up more of Jack Jordan’s work in future.
Thank you to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster UK for providing an eARC for review.
The plot progression is steady and sound, and the three shifting viewpoints - of Anna, her scrub nurse, and a detective - are very well done. They are well-rounded, with the requisite twisted-ness required for a good thriller. This is actually one of very few male writers whose female protagonists have not irritated me.
One thing that maybe “bugged” me a bit was that there seemed to be a lot of tension and presumed buildup to a twist - which I went nuts trying to predict - but in the end, there was no real twist. Overall though, I’ll definitely pick up more of Jack Jordan’s work in future.
Thank you to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster UK for providing an eARC for review.